Revenge or repeat? That is the story line tonight for the principle occasion function on the UFC APEX in Las Vegas.
UFC Vegas 90 Outcomes
High middleweights rematch after their first encounter almost three years in the past, which led to a second-round TKO win for Curtis.
Allen dusted himself off and picked up six-straight wins since then within the Octagon and is now knocking on the door of the middleweight high 5. ‘All In’ was scheduled to satisfy perennial contender Marvin Vettori, however the Italian fighter withdrew from the bout lower than a month out.
Curtis steps in on short-notice towards Allen identical to he did for his or her first combat in 2021. This time, the stakes are a lot larger for ‘The Motion Man’ as Allen’s #6 rating hangs within the stability. The #14 contender has went 3-2-1 since sparking Allen, together with his final win coming over Marc-André Barriault at UFC 297.
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Additionally On The Card:
Former UFC Champion Germaine de Randamie makes her return after 4 years away. De Randamie goes up towards Norma Dumont in a ladies’s bantamweight bout that might put both fighter nearer to title competition, particularly GDR, who has wins over Julianna Pena, Holly Holm and present champion Raquel Pennington. De Randamie vs. Dumont is on the prelims.
On the principle card, knockout artists collide as Trevor Peek takes on Charlie Campbell in a light-weight matchup. Former Cage Warriors Champion Morgan Charriere makes his sequel look underneath the UFC banner towards Chepe Mariscal as effectively.
The co-main occasion performs host to a grudge match of kinds as Damon Jackson battles Alexander Hernandez. Jackson seems to make Hernandez pay for not solely lacking weight for his or her matchup, but in addition for what ‘The Nice Ape’ mentioned about his good friend Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone years in the past.
UFC Battle Night time: Allen vs. Curtis 2 Outcomes
ESPN+Principal Card (6pm ET)
Brendan Allen def. Chris Curtis through Cut up Resolution (47-48, 48-47, 49-46)
Damon Jackson def. Alexander Hernandez through Cut up Resolution (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)
Chepe Mariscal def. Morgan Charriere through Cut up Resolution (29-28, 27-30, 29-28)
Ignacio Bahamondes def. Christo Giagos through TKO (Head Kick) at 3:34 of Spherical 1
Charlie Campbell def. Trevor Peek through Unanimous Resolution (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
ESPN+ Prelims (3pm ET)
Alex Morono def. Courtroom McGee through Unanimous Resolution (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Łukasz Brzeski def Valter Walker through Unanimous Resolution (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Norma Dumont def. Germaine de Randamie through Unanimous Resolution (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Victor Hugo def. Pedro Falcão through Unanimous Resolution (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Jean Matsumoto def. Dan Argueta through Submission (Guillotine) at 4:59 of Spherical 2
César Almeida def. Dylan Budka through TKO (Punches) at 2:13 at of Spherical 2
Nora Cornolle def. Melissa Mullins through TKO (Punches) at 3:06 of Spherical 2
